Review: "Origin"

Hello friends,

Almost a year ago, I watched Origin, the film about the creation of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, a powerful book which I've reviewed in this newsletter.

It traces the development of Isabel Wilkerson's research as well as some of the core concepts of the book, making it a powerful introduction for anyone who hasn't made time to read the book. And for those who have, it's a reminder of exactly why the book was so impactful.

To begin at the end, the author states:

"The goal of this work has not been to resolve issues of a millennia-old phenomenon, but to bear witness to its presence in our everyday lives."

This seems particularly poignant as we watch the global increase in far right rhetoric and action and see the clear signs in the US of who has caste privilege and who doesn't, and where and when financial privilege can change someone's usual fate (and when it can't).